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New Study Could Help Guide the Development and Marketing of Coral-Safe Sunscreens

A new study performed at Stanford University discloses how a general component of several sunscreens worn by coral reef-exploring tourists might hasten the demise of such endangered ecosystems.

6 May 2022

Water Scarcity May Worsen in 80% of Croplands Globally Due to Climate Change

According to a new research article in the AGU journal Earth’s Future, agricultural water scarcity is anticipated to increase in over 80% of the croplands across the world by the year 2050.

6 May 2022

Novel High-Resolution Methods for Sediment Analysis in the Dead Sea

At present, the lake level of the Dead Sea is declining by over 1 m annually. This is primarily caused due to the heavy water usage in the catchment area.

28 Apr 2022

Study Calls for Strict Regulatory Measure to Reduce Groundwater Extraction

According to a new study, Manila and various other coastal Asian cities are sinking faster compared to the rate of sea-level increase. This study urges the severe regulatory measure to decrease groundwater extraction, determined as a significant cause of land subsidence.

26 Apr 2022

A Wax-Coated Sand Mulch Could Help Decrease Evaporation of Water on Desert Farms

A nature-stimulated wax-coated sand has been developed to help improve the production of food in the desert since freshwater resources are getting depleted.

25 Apr 2022

Study Analyzes Gravitational Pull of Ice Sheets on Sea Level

People are well aware that global warming has been responsible for causing an increase in sea levels by adopting two processes.

22 Apr 2022

Researchers Forecast the Spatial-Temporal Change of Snowmelt and its Response to Climate Change in China

Snowmelt falls under the category of a significant freshwater resource, consisting of over one-sixth of the world’s population that depends on it for water.

20 Apr 2022

New Methodology for Robust Assessment of the Change in GHGs Induced by Dams

As far as dams are concerned, they are conventionally perceived as emitters of GHGs in big rivers.

20 Apr 2022

Efficient Systems to Minimize the Odorous Impact of Sewage Treatment Plants

Corrupting wastewater pollution through mechanical aeration leads to fewer odorous compounds compared with intensive systems, suggests a new study.

20 Apr 2022

Study Discusses the Disappearance of the Glaciers on the Olympic Peninsula

Andrew G. Fountain, professor of geology and geography at Portland State University—who headed a research group on the subject, feels that the glaciers present on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State will have disappeared substantially by 2070.

20 Apr 2022